Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to 2006, the district was Grand Falls-Buchans, while expanded slightly in all directions it took in no major municipalities.[1] As of 2011, there are 7,450 eligible voters living within the district.[2]
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
MHA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 2006 | ||
First contested | 2007 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 9,924 | ||
Electors (2011) | 7,450 |
In the heart of central Newfoundland. Includes part of the town of Grand Falls-Windsor to the north and stretches westward. Badger, Buchans, Buchans Junction, Crooked Lake, Millertown and Red Indian Lake are in the district. Forestry and mining are major industries.
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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Grand Falls | ||||
29th | 1949-1951 | Edward S. Spencer | Liberal | |
30th | 1951-1956 | |||
31st | 1956-1959 | |||
32nd | 1959-1962 | Raymond W. Guy | ||
33rd | 1962-1966 | Ambrose Peddle | Progressive Conservative | |
34th | 1966-1971 | Frederick W. Rowe | Liberal | |
35th | 1971 | Aubrey Senior | Progressive Conservative | |
36th | 1972-1975 | |||
37th | 1975-1979 | John Lundrigan | ||
38th | 1979-1982 | Len Simms | ||
39th | 1982-1985 | |||
40th | 1985-1989 | |||
41st | 1989-1993 | |||
42nd | 1993-1995 | |||
1995-1996 | Mike Mackey | |||
Grand Falls - Buchans | ||||
43rd | 1996-1999 | Anna Thistle | Liberal | |
44th | 1999-2003 | |||
45th | 2003-2007 | |||
Grand Falls - Windsor - Buchans | ||||
46th | 2007-2011 | Susan Sullivan | Progressive Conservative | |
47th | 2011-2015 | |||
48th | 2015-2019 | Al Hawkins | Liberal | |
49th | 2019-2021 | Chris Tibbs | Progressive Conservative | |
50th | 2021-Present |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Chris Tibbs | 2,735 | 59.24 | +6.08 | ||||
Liberal | Debbie Ball | 1,776 | 38.47 | -8.37 | ||||
New Democratic | Holly Pike | 106 | 2.30 | |||||
Total valid votes | 4,617 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Eligible voters | ||||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -7.23 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021. |
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Chris Tibbs | 2,935 | 53.16 | +29.54 | ||||
Liberal | Al Hawkins | 2,586 | 46.84 | -6.71 | ||||
Total valid votes | 5,521 | 98.71 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 72 | 1.29 | +0.23 | |||||
Turnout | 5,593 | 60.75 | +6.11 | |||||
Eligible voters | 9,207 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.13 |
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Al Hawkins | 2,607 | 53.55% | +21.46 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Mark Whiffen | 1,150 | 23.62% | -38.00 | ||||
Independent | Rex Barnes | 962 | 19.76% | |||||
New Democratic | Meghan Keating | 149 | 3.06% | -3.23 | ||||
Total valid votes | 4,868 | 100.0 |
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Susan Sullivan | 2,957 | 61.62% | -10.21 | ||||
Liberal | Wayne Morris | 1,540 | 32.09% | +27.86 | ||||
New Democratic | John Whelan | 302 | 6.29% | -17.64 | ||||
Total valid votes | 4,799 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Susan Sullivan | 2,767 | 71.83 | ||
NDP | Junior C. Downey | 922 | 23.93 | ||
Liberal | John J. Woodrow | 163 | 4.23 |
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
Liberal | Anna Thistle | 3,921 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Paula Flood | 2,331 | |||
NDP | Gerry Tobin | 370 |
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
Liberal | Anna Thistle | 3,551 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Lorne Woolridge | 2,349 | |||
NDP | Bob Buckingham | 188 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Anna Thistle | 3,441 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Mike Mackey | 2,321 | – | – | |
NDP | Joe Tremblett | 1,087 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Len Simms | 3,470 | – | – | |
Liberal | Edward Langdon | 1,421 | |||
NDP | John Mackey | 297 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Len Simms | 3,400 | 64.9 | – | |
Liberal | Jim Hornell | 1,841 | 35.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Len Simms | 2,208 | 44.3 | – | |
NDP | Bryan Blackmore | 2,167 | 43.4 | ||
Liberal | George Anderson | 615 | 12.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Leonard Simms | 2,786 | 70.7 | – | |
Liberal | Walter Clarke | 1,153 | 29.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Len Simms | 2,556 | 58.7 | – | |
Liberal | Roger Grimes | 1,346 | 30.9 | ||
NDP | Andrew Barker | 449 | 3.8 |
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